Langeais: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Château de Langeais is a 15th-century castle with a functioning drawbridge gate, covered rampart walk and imposing towers. Inside, it features fifteen furnished rooms, a scenographic presentation of the life of a noble family in the late Middle Ages and the wedding of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany, as well as a collection of significant works from this period.
The castle is set in a park with several play areas, a treehouse in a mighty cedar and a path leading to a viewpoint overlooking the Loire. The Étang des Essards offers walking opportunities, picnic areas or places to have a picnic, as well as the opportunity to fish.
Those who have chosen Langeais as their destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment here.
Culture and History
The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Langeais has a 10th-century crypt that is open to visitors. The Église Saint-Laurent is a well-preserved Romanesque church; it is open to the public only during the Journées du Patrimoine.
Notre-Dame des Essards is a Romanesque church classified as a Monument historique and open to visitors during the Journées du Patrimoine. It has one of the rare 13th-century stained-glass windows in rural Touraine; the single-nave building dates from 1022.
Langeais's historical heritage also includes the Gisement paléolithique de la Roche-Cotard, a Palaeolithic archaeological site. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 7 May 2021 and encompasses the entire decorated Grotte d’Achon, its underground network, all caves and karst networks, the rock face and its slope, including the soil and subsoil.
Langeais is a stop on the Legend of the Été de la Saint Martin route between Candes-Saint-Martin and Tours. The 114-kilometre route begins in Chinon and ends in Tours.
Geographical Setting
The historic monument Château de Langeais is located in the immediate vicinity of Langeais. Château de Villandry, Chateau Azay le Rideau and Château d'Ussé are located in the surrounding area.
In the wider regional surroundings of Langeais are Ile au Than Beach, Parc Honoré-de-Balzac and the Château de Montsoreau-Museum of contemporary art park.
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